MGMT performed on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night, singing “Plenty of Girls in the Sea” and “Alien Days.” For “Plenty of Girls in the Sea,” the two musicians dressed in scuba gear; for “Alien Days,” front man Andrew VanWyngarden ingested helium prior to singing. The two videos can be viewed after the jump. Purchase a CD here and buy concert tickets here. Please follow and like us:

At some point as a music lover or a musician, you’re inevitably going to be part of some shows with sparse crowds, especially when bands start getting further away from their home town. We’ve all done it at one point or another, and chances are, we’ll all do it again at some point. We recently drove 175 miles for a mid-week show with another touring band, only to find out that the two local bands who were going to headline had both dropped out at the last minute. The show…

Say Anything singer Max Bemis revealed on his Twitter that the band will be back in the studio in October to record their new album. “Looks like tracking beginning on new SA in October. Whole record is written and named with a cover artist and musicians in place (:,” said Bemis. You can purchase a CD or buy concert tickets here. Please follow and like us:

Just following the June release of their album Caught Between A Rock And A Sad Place, Gatherer’s frontman Christian Berrigan has announced that his time with the band has come to an end. Not to worry though, because the group has already found a replacement. Check out a message from both Berrigan and Gatherer via their Facebook page after the jump. You can purchase a CD here and buy concert tickets here. Please follow and like us:

Panic! At The Disco drummer, Spencer Smith, wrote a blog post on the band’s website detailing his past drug addiction. In it, he writes that he hopes his experience will help others struggling with addiction to seek help. Check out his statement below. You can purchase a CD and buy concert tickets here. Please follow and like us:

The Samsung app version of Jay-Z’s ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ has been pre-released for three weeks to download, listen, and hashtags, with its free download opportunity to 1 million Samsung smartphone users on July 4, 2013, 12:01 a.m. EST. Jay-Z raised the bar to many musicians with his smart promotion using Samsung, Twitter, Youtube, and Facebook. Even though this app is only for Samsung’s Galaxy S3, S4, and Note II users, it brought millions of his fans to enjoy his new album with total 16 songs with lyrics plus his…

My name is LeGrand Haughton and I started a clothing brand called Elephant Squad in 2011. Being broke in college was my push to think of a quick way to make cash, but I couldn’t follow through with something that I knew wouldn’t be long term. I knew whatever I started needed to stay for the long run so when I created the line I had to plan everything out. Unlike the get rich quick theories, I had a game plan. I studied the way clothing was designed, how designers…

The Station To Station Project will be launched this fall. It is also referred to as “Nomadic Happening” and is the brain child of multimedia artist Doug Aitken. This fall there will be a train that will make 10 stops between New York and San Francisco. On each one of these stops many artists will collaborate in different mediums. Watch the project trailer here and view the musician roster head to after the drop. Please follow and like us:

Today, June 6th, Jimmy Eat World are slated to host a Reddit AMA session at 4pm EST. AMA stands for “ask me anything” and AMA sessions are a great way for fans to ask the musicians they look up to informal questions that are not usually covered in standard interviews and coverage. You can buy concert tickets for Jimmy Eat World’s upcoming tour or purchase a CD of Damage here, and stream the album a little early here. Please follow and like us:

Last month, Reggie and the Full Effect successfully funded their new album, No Country For Old Musicians, on Kickstarter. Recording will begin tomorrow according to a tweet from frontman James Dewees. Check out the tweet after the jump. Please follow and like us:

About Us

Infectious Magazine was born out of passion. Out of a love for the live music scene and the feelings and emotions that one incredible live show, one perfect album, or one incredible song can inspire. We seek to bring you not only the latest news on your favorite bands, but on the bands that we know will become your favorites. We strive to keep the scene alive by exposing emerging artists, while also introducing our readers to stories of success, struggle, and motivation in our latest slew of music business features.